{"id":4415,"date":"2013-06-27T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2013-06-27T06:40:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T11:40:55","slug":"all-the-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=4415","title":{"rendered":"“All The Girls”"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Walking<\/a>

(Young Migratory Mother<\/em> by Dorothea Lange, a public domain image<\/a>.)<\/p><\/div>\n

All the girls on the telephone<\/em>
\nAll the girls standing all alone<\/em>
\nAll the girls sitting on the wire<\/em>
\nOne by one fly into the fire<\/em><\/p>\n

Be careful how you bend me<\/em>
\nBe careful where you send me<\/em>
\nCareful how you end me<\/em>
\nBe careful with me<\/em><\/p>\n

–from “Be Careful” by Patty Griffin<\/a><\/p>\n

I promise this won’t become a political or news blog.\u00a0 Though I’m a huge news junkie, I don’t have the time needed to stay current, as evident with yesterday’s post.\u00a0 And I struggled with what to write this week, especially after witnessing the events<\/a> that transpired downtown Tuesday.\u00a0 But I’m so focused on what’s happening in my own backyard that I can’t look away.\u00a0 It’s all I can think about right now.<\/p>\n

Watching the women of Texas stand up for themselves this week filled my heart with so much hope and renewal that I’m literally brimming over with excitement.\u00a0 Sometimes, it’s too easy to get discouraged and bogged down with the politics and vitriol that divide this state, but Tuesday night, something truly historic happened.\u00a0 The people of Texas took it upon themselves to shut down a series of oppressive bills that only seek to hurt the women here.\u00a0 They finally had enough, and they did something about it.\u00a0 There was no unruly mob, but only concerned citizens exercising their freedom of expression.\u00a0 And it worked.<\/p>\n

Since then, our governor has called a second special session<\/a>, beginning next week, and I’m certain there’s another crowd already forming.\u00a0 I’m hoping to support my legislators and fellow Texans in any way I can, which might mean more posts like this.\u00a0 I realize the topic of these bills is incredibly divisive, and I urge you to examine the bigger picture at stake.\u00a0 Though abortion features heavily within them, the bills coming before our legislature next week ultimately end reliable care for many Texas women, and that simply cannot stand.<\/p>\n

I’ll be watching, Texas will be watching, and I hope the entire country and beyond will watch, too, as our lawmakers and citizens, together, have the chance to stop this oppression once and for all.<\/p>\n

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